History

Sarah Dunant on "Sacred Hearts," a novel of intrigue in a 16th century Italian convent

Airs at: Thu, 04/29/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
Sarah Dunant is the author of the international bestseller The Birth of Venus, which has received major worldwide acclaim and In the Company of the Courtesan. With the publication of Sacred Hearts, she rounds out a Renaissance trilogy bringing voice to the lives of three di... Read more

Michael Zweig on the war and the working class: "The Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret"

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2010 at 12:00am
Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace interview Michael Zweig, author of The Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret, about "The War and the Working Class."  Michael Zweig is Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he has won the... Read more

Micael Parenti discusses "God and His Demons," a look at the dark side of religion

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with political analyst and author Michael Parenti about his new book, God and His Demons, a look at the dark side of religion, the many evils committed in the name of godly virtue throughout history.  Michael Parenti has won awards from Project Cens... Read more

Novelist Susan Stoner discusses her PDX historical mystery: "Timber Beasts"

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for Between The Covers
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Susan Stoner, author of Timber Beasts.  Stoner , general counsel at Portland-headquartered Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 — worked in her free time to develop a series of historical mysteries set in the Portland of 1902. Now the first... Read more

More Talk Radio on 04/05/10

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview author and historical geographer Gray Brechin and Sarah Baker Munro, Board Member of the National New Deal Preservation Association and author of "Timberline Lodge: The History, Art and Craft of an American Icon." Dr. Brechin ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 04/07/10

Airs at: Wed, 04/07/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
Sharan Newman an expert in medieval history, speaks with KBOO host Per Fagereng about her new book, "THE REAL HISTORY OF THE END OF THE WORLD," the third in Newman’s Real History series following The Real History Behind the Da Vinci Code and The Real History Behind the Temp... Read more

Stories of pioneer family life in Grant County, Oregon

Airs at: Fri, 02/26/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Radiozine
Host Marianne Barisonek interviews local author Annette White-Parks about the book Cowboy of the Rimrocks: A Memoir of Grant County, Oregon, by Emmett Cochran White, which tells the stories of pioneer family life in Grant County, Oregon from the arrival of the first Anglo s... Read more

The House of Sound

Airs at: Wed, 03/03/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Circle A Radio
Tonight we hear about the House of Sound and it’s vibrant history as a community and cultural space from community members, and former employees and customers: Clifford Walker, Mel Renfro, Ken Dickson, David Dawson, Yugen Rashad, Cleo Smith, Billy Holt, Woodrow Wilson, Jr.,... Read more

Fight the Empire on 12/17/09

Airs at: Thu, 12/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for Fight the Empire
Per Fagering goes back in time to review the history of empire. Next he covers "the imperial doings" of 2009. CD-1571 Read more

Patricia Turner, author of "Crafted Lives : Stories and Studies of African American Quilters

Airs at: Thu, 12/03/2009 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Black Book Talk
Hosts Patricia Welch, O.B. Hill and Emma Jackson Ford speak with Patricia Turner, author of "Crafted Lives : Stories and Studies of African American Quilters." Turner explores the culture and recent history of African Americans through the creations and wisdom of nine quilt... Read more